Year of the Lion
We’re a global organization of active men and women, and it shows in our calendar. Each year, we seek to make a greater global impact than the year before. One way we do this is by participating in critical, long-standing events, and by adding new ones throughout the years.
July 2020
July 1
- Lions districts and multiple districts may apply for 2020-2021 Leo Leadership Grant Program
- Kindness Matters Service Award launches!
July 15
- Lions Club Activity Report due
August 2020
August 12
- International Youth Day
August 4-7 (Tentative)
- LCIF New Trustee Orientation (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA or Virtual)
August 13-15
- LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
August 15
- Leo Club Program Advisory Panel nominations due
- Leo Club Excellence Award applications due
- Club service chairperson Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the District GST coordinator
August 31
- Deadline for the Club and District Team Excellence Awards
- Deadline for Presidential Zone and Region Chairperson Awards
August 31
September 2020
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 6
- Application deadline for CA V Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Seoul, Korea)
September 13
- Application deadline for CA III Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Quito, Ecuador
September 14-16
- Lions Hill Day (Washington, DC, USA
September 15
- District GST Coordinator Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the Multiple District GST coordinator
September 19
- Application deadline for CA VI Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Colombo, Sri Lanka
October 2020
Vision Awareness Month
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month
October 1
- Deadline to purchase Peace Poster Contest kits from Club Supplies Sales
October 8
- World Sight Day
October 10-13
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
October 10
- Application deadline for CA IV Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Frankfurt, Germany
- Application deadline for CA VI Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Pune, India)
October 15
- Application submission deadline for Matching, Diabetes, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, SightFirst, and Lions Quest grants to be considered in January 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the Lions Quest and SightFirst Advisory Committees.
- Application submission deadline for Matching, Diabetes, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, SightFirst, and Lions Quest grants to be considered in January 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the Lions Quest and SightFirst Advisory Committees.
October 18
- Application deadline for CA VIII Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Nairobi, Kenya
October 24
- United Nations Day
- Lions Day with the United Nations (Vienna, Austria)
October 29 - November 1
- OSEAL Forum (Jeju City, Republic of Korea)
October 31
- New Voices nomination deadline
- Multiple District GST Kindness Matters Service Award nomination due to Lions Clubs International
November 2020
Diabetes Awareness Month
November 1
- International Leo Day Video Contest submissions due
November 8
- Application deadline for CA III Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 14
- World Diabetes Day
November 15
- Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning Peace Poster (per contest) to the district governor
- Leo October Membership Growth Award nominations due
November 28
- Application deadline for CA V Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Taichung, Taiwan
December 2020
December 1
- Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning Peace Poster entry to the multiple district council chairperson and for clubs not belonging to districts and districts not belonging to multiple districts to send one winning Peace Poster entry (per contest sponsored) to the Public Affairs Division
- Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning essay to the multiple district council chairperson and for clubs not belonging to districts and districts not belonging to multiple districts to send one winning essay (per contest sponsored) to the Public Affairs Division
December 5
- International Leo Day
December 5-7
- CA V Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Seoul, Korea)
December 10-13
- ISAAME Forum (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
December 12-14
- CA III Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Quito, Ecuador)
December 13
- Application deadline for CA I & II Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Toronto, ON, Canada)
December 15
- Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning Peace Poster to the Public Affairs Division
- Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning essay to the Public Affairs Division
December 18
- Application deadline for CA VI Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Kathmandu, Nepal)
December 18-21
- CA VI Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
December 20
- Application deadline for CA IV Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Paris, France)
December 26
- Application deadline for CA VII Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Sydney, Australia)
January 2021
Hunger Awareness Month
January 7
- Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, IL, USA)
January 8
- Application deadline for CA V Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
January 8-10
- CA VI Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Pune, India)
January 8-11
- CA IV Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Frankfurt, Germany
January 10
- Last day for early discount on convention registration fees
January 11-18
- LCIF Week
January 13
- Melvin Jones’ birthday
January 13-15
- LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
January 15
- Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
- Application deadline for CA VII Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Brisbane, Australia)
January 16-18
- CA VIII Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Nairobi, Kenya)
January 20-23
- FOLAC Forum (VIRTUAL MEETING; Bucaramanga, Columbia)
January 21-22
- 2020-21 Peace Poster Judging event (Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois)
January 30
- Application deadline for CA VIII Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Lagos, Nigeria)
February 2021
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
February 1
- International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 2-4
- First Vice District Governor/District Governor-Elect Seminar (Days 1-3)
February 4
- Application submission deadline for Matching, Diabetes, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, and Lions Quest grants to be considered in May 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the Lions Quest Committee.
February 6-8
- CA III Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
February 10-14
- Africa Forum (Dar Es Salam, Tanzania)
February 13
- Application deadline for CA I & II Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Chicago, IL, USA)
- Application deadline for CA III Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (San Jose, Costa Rica)
February 15
- International Childhood Cancer Day
February 20
- Application deadline for CA VIII Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Tunis, Tunisia)
February 21
- Application deadline for CA IV Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Stockholm, Sweden)
February 28-March 1
- CA V Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Taichung, Taiwan)
March 2021
March 1
- Leos of the Year Award nominations due
March 18-20
- CA VI Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Kathmandu, Nepal)
March 20
- Lions Day with the United Nations (New York City, USA)
March 20-22
- CA IV Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Paris, France)
March 26-29
- CA VII Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Sydney, Australia)
March 31
- Last day for regular convention registration fees
April 2021
Environmental Awareness Month
Family & Friends Month
Leo Club Awareness Month
April 2-5
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Gdansk, Poland)
April 8-10
- CA V Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
April 15-17
- CA VII Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) (Brisbane, Australia)
April 22
- Earth Day
April 25
- Lions Worldwide Induction Day
April 30-May 2
- CA VIII Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Lagos, Nigeria)
May 2021
Strengthen Membership Month
May 1
- Deadline for advance convention registration and hotel room requests to be received
- Deadline for convention registration refunds and hotel deposit refunds for individual cancellations
- Deadline for GAT District Funding submissions
May 5-7
- LCIF Board of Trustees meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 10
- Application submission deadline for Matching, Diabetes, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, SightFirst, and Lions Quest grants to be considered in August 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the Lions Quest and SightFirst Advisory Committees.
May 11
- Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 14-17
- CA I & II Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Chicago, IL, USA)
- CA III Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (San Jose, Costa Rica)
May 15
- Deadline for filing Officer Reporting Form (PU101)
May 21-24
- CA VIII Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Tunis, Tunisia)
May 22-24
- CA IV Faculty Development Institute (FDI) (Stockholm, Sweden)
June 2021
June 1
- Helen Keller Day
June 7
- Lions Clubs International Birthday
June 15
- Deadline for submission of pre-certified delegate forms for voting at International Convention
June 20-June 24
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Montreal)
June 25
- First Vice District Governor/District Governor-Elect Seminar (Day 4)
June 25-29
- 103rd International Convention (Montreal)
